as in obsessions
something about which one is constantly thinking or concerned
their weight is an unfortunate fixation for many teenagers
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Recent Examples of fixations
The lines between life and art, truth and fiction, get mighty blurry in Trier’s emotionally expansive, extremely wry film, though the family drama itself is just a spine on which to hang any number of other fixations and preoccupations.
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David Fear, Rolling Stone, 7 Nov. 2025
Tim Robinson, who so often plays men consumed by petty fixations or compelled to take things too far, has his own fixations.
—Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 9 Oct. 2025
The world Maddie lives in is populated by eccentric characters who wear their respective fixations on their sleeve.
—Jourdain Searles, HollywoodReporter, 7 Sep. 2025
One of Loeffler’s biggest fixations was building in backup strategies for his game plans.
—Brooks Kubena, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2025
David Fear, Rolling Stone, 7 Nov. 2025
Tim Robinson, who so often plays men consumed by petty fixations or compelled to take things too far, has his own fixations.
—Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 9 Oct. 2025
The world Maddie lives in is populated by eccentric characters who wear their respective fixations on their sleeve.
—Jourdain Searles, HollywoodReporter, 7 Sep. 2025
One of Loeffler’s biggest fixations was building in backup strategies for his game plans.
—Brooks Kubena, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fixations
obsessions
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The pie and its chilly drink counterpart mark another playful chapter in Taco Bell’s long-running partnership with Mountain Dew, which has spawned fan obsessions, limited-edition drinks, and now, a dessert designed for peak holiday gatherings.—
Moná Thomas,
PEOPLE,
6 Nov. 2025
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The weight loss industry likely contributes to these twin obsessions, as the global weight loss and diet management market size was worth about $143 billion in 2022, and is projected to soar to roughly $299 billion by 2030.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
4 Nov. 2025
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“Fixations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fixations. Accessed 28 Nov. 2025.
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